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Db Lydian scale

It has 7 notes: Db Eb F G Ab Bb C. Formula: 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7.

Degree123♯4567
NoteDbEbFGAbBbC

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 3Open position, frets 0–4 · root Db
eBGDAE12343#4567123#4567123#45
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (3), 3 (#4), 4 (5)
  • B: 1 (7), 2 (1), 4 (2)
  • G: 0 (#4), 1 (5), 3 (6)
  • D: 1 (2), 3 (3)
  • A: 1 (6), 3 (7), 4 (1)
  • E: 1 (3), 3 (#4), 4 (5)
Position 4Frets 3–6 · root Db
eBGDAE3456#4567123#4567123#456
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (#4), 4 (5), 6 (6)
  • B: 4 (2), 6 (3)
  • G: 3 (6), 5 (7), 6 (1)
  • D: 3 (3), 5 (#4), 6 (5)
  • A: 3 (7), 4 (1), 6 (2)
  • E: 3 (#4), 4 (5), 6 (6)
Position 5Frets 5–9 · root Db
eBGDAE5678967123#4567123#45671
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
  • B: 6 (3), 8 (#4), 9 (5)
  • G: 5 (7), 6 (1), 8 (2)
  • D: 5 (#4), 6 (5), 8 (6)
  • A: 6 (2), 8 (3)
  • E: 6 (6), 8 (7), 9 (1)
Position 1Frets 8–11 · root Db
eBGDAE8910117123#4567123#456712
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (2)
  • B: 8 (#4), 9 (5), 11 (6)
  • G: 8 (2), 10 (3)
  • D: 8 (6), 10 (7), 11 (1)
  • A: 8 (3), 10 (#4), 11 (5)
  • E: 8 (7), 9 (1), 11 (2)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 9–15 · root Db
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (2), 13 (3), 15 (#4)
  • B: 11 (6), 13 (7), 14 (1)
  • G: 10 (3), 12 (#4), 13 (5)
  • D: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
  • A: 10 (#4), 11 (5), 13 (6)
  • E: 9 (1), 11 (2), 13 (3)
Position 2Frets 10–14 · root Db
eBGDAE101112131423#4567123#4567123
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (2), 13 (3)
  • B: 11 (6), 13 (7), 14 (1)
  • G: 10 (3), 12 (#4), 13 (5)
  • D: 10 (7), 11 (1), 13 (2)
  • A: 10 (#4), 11 (5), 13 (6)
  • E: 11 (2), 13 (3)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

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